Class 9 Sanskrit Deepakam Chapter 5 अस्माकं परिवारः: Complete Important Questions with Solutions

The 2026-27 CBSE Class 9 Sanskrit syllabus reduced content significantly, making every chapter topic count double. Chapter 5 focuses on two high-weightage areas: (1) Family vocabulary with noun declensions—माता, पिता, भ्राता, बहु (wife), पुत्र, पुत्री, दादा, दादी appear in 2-mark and 3-mark questions; (2) Numbers 1–10 with gender and case agreement, tested in both objective and subjective formats. Board examiners prioritize this chapter because students must demonstrate simultaneous command of vocabulary AND nominal grammar. Expect 4–6 marks from this chapter in your board paper. Questions typically ask you to: identify family members in a given sentence, form numbers with correct gender/case endings, translate family relationships from English to Sanskrit, and explain family structures using proper grammatical forms. Understanding gender agreement (masculine, feminine, neuter) across all number forms is the key differentiation between average and excellent answers.

**Q1:** 'पिता' का अर्थ कौन-सा है? (A) Mother (B) Father (C) Sister (D) Brother **Answer: (B) Father** — पिता (pitṛ) is the Sanskrit noun meaning father in all genders and cases. **Q2:** 'दशः' संख्या किसे कहते हैं? (A) Seven (B) Eight (C) Ten (D) Twelve **Answer: (C) Ten** — दशः, दशी, दशं represent the number 10 in masculine, feminine, and neuter nominative forms. **Q3:** 'बहु' शब्द का प्रयोग किसके लिए किया जाता है? (A) Daughter (B) Wife (C) Sister (D) Mother **Answer: (B) Wife** — बहु (bahu) is the feminine noun meaning wife or daughter-in-law in Sanskrit. **Q4:** संख्या 'त्रयः' किस संख्या को दर्शाती है? (A) Two (B) Three (C) Four (D) Five **Answer: (B) Three** — त्रयः (masculine nom.), तिस्रः (feminine nom.), त्रीणि (neuter nom.) all represent 3. **Q5:** 'भ्राता' शब्द का सही अर्थ क्या है? (A) Father (B) Uncle (C) Brother (D) Cousin **Answer: (C) Brother** — भ्राता (bhrātā) is the Sanskrit masculine noun for brother.

**Q1:** 'एकः' और 'द्वौ' में क्या अंतर है? एक उदाहरण दें। **Expected Answer:** एकः (ekah) means 'one' in masculine nominative singular, while द्वौ (dvau) means 'two' in masculine nominative dual. Example: एकः पुत्रः अस्ति (There is one son); द्वौ पुत्रौ स्तः (There are two sons). The dual form द्वौ is used only for two items and has a distinct ending. **Q2:** परिवार में 'दादा' किसे कहते हैं? संस्कृत में लिखें। **Expected Answer:** दादा (grandfather—father's father) is called पिता के पिता (father's father). In family: माता-पिता, दादा-दादी, पिता के भ्राता (uncles), तस्य पत्नी (aunts). **Q3:** संख्या 'पञ्च' को अन्य रूपों में लिखें (सभी लिंगों में)। **Expected Answer:** Nominative forms of 5: पञ्च (m.), पञ्च (f.), पञ्च (n.)—numbers 5 and above are indeclinable in classical Sanskrit, unlike 1–4 which show gender agreement. **Q4:** 'पुत्र' और 'पुत्री' में क्या अंतर है? एक वाक्य बनाएँ। **Expected Answer:** पुत्र (putra) = son (masculine); पुत्री (putri) = daughter (feminine). Sentence: एकः पुत्रः द्वे पुत्रे च आस्यते (One son and two daughters exist). **Q5:** परिवार के सदस्यों के नाम संस्कृत में लिखें (कम से कम 4)। **Expected Answer:** माता (mother), पिता (father), भ्राता (brother), बहु (wife), पुत्रः (son), पुत्री (daughter), दादा (grandfather), दादी (grandmother).

**Q1:** संख्या 'एक' से 'दश' तक सभी रूप लिखें (किसी एक लिंग में पूर्ण रूप से)। **Solution:** Taking masculine nominative as standard: 1 = एकः | 2 = द्वौ | 3 = त्रयः | 4 = चत्वारः | 5 = पञ्च (indeclinable) 6 = षट् (indeclinable) | 7 = सप्त (indeclinable) | 8 = अष्ट (indeclinable) | 9 = नव (indeclinable) | 10 = दशः Note: 1–4 decline by gender/case; 5–10 are indeclinable in standard usage. **Q2:** निम्न संस्कृत वाक्य को अनुवाद करें और परिवार सम्बन्ध समझाएँ: "अस्माकं परिवारे माता, पिता, भ्राता, बहु च सन्ति।" **Solution:** Translation: "In our family, there are mother, father, brother, and wife." Family relations: माता (mother—female head); पिता (father—male head); भ्राता (older brother—male sibling); बहु (wife of son or a younger male relative's wife—female relation). This sentence demonstrates nominative plural forms सन्ति (they are). **Q3:** त्रयः पुत्रः और द्वे पुत्रे का सही अर्थ क्या है? क्या ये दोनों समान हैं? **Solution:** त्रयः पुत्रः = "three sons" (masculine accusative plural). द्वे पुत्रे = "two daughters" (feminine nominative dual). ये समान नहीं हैं क्योंकि: (1) त्रयः is for 3 (masculine); (2) द्वे is for 2 (feminine); (3) case और number भिन्न हैं। Gender-number agreement is mandatory in Sanskrit. **Q4:** परिवार के किसी सदस्य के बारे में 5 शब्दों में वाक्य बनाएँ (संस्कृत में)। **Solution Example:** "माता श्रीमती आस्ति।" (Mother is a respectable woman.) OR "भ्राता विद्यालये आगच्छति।" (Brother comes to school.) OR "पिता कार्यालये कार्यं करोति।" (Father works in office.) Any age-appropriate family sentence with correct verb conjugation and noun declension scores full marks.

**Q1:** अस्माकं परिवार का परिचय संस्कृत में दें। परिवार के प्रत्येक सदस्य का नाम और उनके कार्य बताएँ (कम से कम 100 शब्द)। **Full Solution:** अस्माकं परिवारे पञ्च सदस्याः सन्ति। प्रथमतः, माता गृहे सर्वकार्यं करोति। सा भोजनं पाकं करोति, वस्त्रं धुनाति, च शिशूनां परिचर्यां करोति। द्वितीयतः, पिता कार्यालये कार्यं करोति। सः परिवारस्य पोषणं करोति तथा शिक्षायां सहायतां करोति। तृतीयतः, अहम् विद्यालये पठामि। चतुर्थतः, भ्राता एकः अस्ति। सः कीडायां निपुणः अस्ति। पञ्चमतः, बहु (sister-in-law/aunt) गृहे सहायतां करोति। सर्वे सदस्याः एकः-अपरः प्रति स्नेहं कुर्वन्ति। परिवारः सुखम् आनन्दम् च दातारः अस्ति। (Translation: Our family has five members. First, mother does all housework. She cooks food, washes clothes, and cares for children. Second, father works in office and supports the family while helping in education. Third, I study in school. Fourth, there is one brother who is skilled in sports. Fifth, sister-in-law helps at home. All members love each other. Family brings happiness and joy.) **Q2:** संख्या 'एक' से 'दश' तक प्रत्येक संख्या के लिए परिवार के सदस्यों के साथ एक वाक्य बनाएँ। उदाहरण दें। **Full Solution:** 1. एकः पिता अस्ति। (There is one father.) 2. द्वौ भ्रातरौ स्तः। (There are two brothers.) 3. त्रयः पुत्रः आसन्। (Three sons were there.) 4. चत्वारः पुत्रियः आसन्। (Four daughters were there.) 5. पञ्च अट्टालिकायां गृहे वसन्ति। (Five people live in a five-storied house.) 6. षट् जनाः भोजने आसीलन्। (Six people sat at dinner.) 7. सप्त दिनेषु परिवारः मिलिता गमनं करोति। (Family travels together in seven days.) 8. अष्ट माससु परिवारस्य त्योहारः भवति। (Festival occurs in eight months of family.) 9. नव जनाः समागच्छन्। (Nine people gathered.) 10. दशः वर्षेषु एकः पुत्रः बालः आसीत्। (In ten years, one son was a child.) **Q3:** परिवार के सदस्यों के नाम और उनके कार्यों का एक विस्तृत विवरण दें। संख्याओं का प्रयोग करते हुए उत्तर दें। **Full Solution:** अस्माकं परिवारे द्वौ माता-पिता स्तः। त्रयः सन्तानः आसन्—एकः पुत्रः, द्वे पुत्रे। पिता कार्यालये कार्यं करोति। माता गृहस्य प्रबन्धनं करोति। भ्राता विद्यालये पठति। द्वे भगिन्यौ क्रीडने सक्षमे स्तः। दादा-दादी (पञ्च वर्षे) गृहे निवसन्ति। परिवारे दशः सदस्याः (सम्पूर्ण) सन्ति यदि दूरस्थाः सम्बन्धीजनाः अपि गण्यन्ते। सर्वे सदस्याः एकः-अपरस्य कल्याणे प्रतिबद्धाः सन्ति। (Family has two parents, three children—one son and two daughters. Father works, mother manages home, brother studies, sisters excel in sports. Grandparents live with us. Entire family of ten (including distant relatives) works for mutual welfare.)

**Case Study:** आपके मित्र राज को संस्कृत में अपने परिवार के बारे में बताना है। किंतु उसे परिवार के सभी सदस्यों के नाम और उनके कार्यों को संस्कृत में लिखने में कठिनाई हो रही है। आप निम्न जानकारी दी गई है: - पिता (engineer, works in office) - माता (homemaker, cooks and manages house) - बड़ा भाई (studies in college, plays cricket) - छोटी बहन (studies in Class 6, loves reading) - दादा (retired, reads newspaper daily) **Tasks:** (A) प्रत्येक सदस्य के लिए संस्कृत में एक वाक्य लिखें। (B) परिवार में कुल कितने सदस्य हैं? संख्या का सही संस्कृत रूप लिखें। (C) परिवार के किन्हीं दो सदस्यों के कार्यों की तुलना करें। **Step-by-Step Solution:** **Step 1: प्रत्येक सदस्य के लिए वाक्य लिखना** 1. पिता इंजीनियरः अस्ति तथा कार्यालये कार्यं करोति। (Father is an engineer and works in office.) 2. माता गृहिणी अस्ति। सा भोजनं पाकं करोति तथा गृहस्य प्रबन्धनं करोति। (Mother is a homemaker. She cooks food and manages the house.) 3. बड़ा भ्राता महाविद्यालये पठति तथा क्रिकेटं क्रीडति। (Elder brother studies in college and plays cricket.) 4. छोटी बहिनी षष्ठ कक्षायां पठति। सा पुस्तकपठने रुचिः अस्ति। (Younger sister studies in Class 6. She is interested in reading books.) 5. दादा निवृत्तः अस्ति। सः प्रतिदिनं समाचारपत्रं पठति। (Grandfather is retired. He reads the newspaper daily.) **Step 2: परिवार के कुल सदस्य गिनना और संख्या का रूप लिखना** कुल सदस्य = पिता + माता + दोनों भाई-बहन + दादा = पञ्च (five) संस्कृत में: पञ्च सदस्याः परिवारे सन्ति। (पञ्च is indeclinable and used for all genders) यदि masculine nominative: पञ्च जनाः अस्य परिवारस्य सदस्याः सन्ति। (Five people are members of this family.) **Step 3: दो सदस्यों के कार्यों की तुलना** पिता और माता की तुलना: पिता कार्यालये कार्यं करोति किंतु माता गृहे कार्यं करोति। पिता आर्थिक सहायता प्रदान करोति जबकि माता घरेलू प्रबन्धनं करोति। तथापि, दोनौ परिवारस्य सुखार्थं प्रयासं कुर्वतः। (Father works in office but mother works at home. Father provides financial support while mother manages household. However, both strive for family's happiness.) यह प्रश्न HOTS है क्योंकि यह: (1) एकाधिक कौशलों को परीक्षण करता है—अनुवाद, संख्या सहमति, तुलनात्मक विश्लेषण; (2) वास्तविक जीवन परिस्थिति (case study) प्रदान करता है; (3) संस्कृत और सामाजिक समझ दोनों को मापता है।

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